Want to start the new year with a free tutorial from Fstoppers? All you have to do is help us choose our Photographer of the Year!
In 2017, we featured a photographer from our community each month, and now, we need you to help us choose the Photographer of the Year! To be entered to win a free Fstoppers tutorial, you simply need to choose your favorite photographer from the list here, vote in the poll at the bottom, and comment with what Fstoppers tutorial you would love to win and why! Be sure to both vote and comment to be entered. Voting closes January 8 at 11:59 P.M. EST.
January: David Wilder
February: David O Sullivan
March: Mario Olvera
April: Felipe Gómez
May: Shumon Saito
https://fstoppers.com/photo/206543
June: Lori Cicchini
July: Mads Peter Iversen
August: Alban Xhakaj
September: Michael Shainblum
October: Mikeila Borgia
https://fstoppers.com/photo/199497
November: Shavonne Wong
December: Robert Wagner
Vote Here
Photographer of the Month Awards for 2018
Beginning in January, we'll be selecting a photographer of the month. Each month, we'll cull the best of the most recent photos in the community and select our favorite, featuring that photographer's work. At the end of the year, we'll select an overall winner from the 12 monthly winners, who will win a tutorial of their choice from the Fstoppers store. To qualify each month, you simply must have uploaded an image to your portfolio in the past 30 days. So, get out there, post some photos, and check out the work of the talented Fstoppers community! We're pleased to have you here.
Lead image by Pok Rie, used under Creative Commons.
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I'd love to get the first of Mike Kelley's architecture tutorials. Learning his method would be fantastic!
Swimwear photography from Joe Wright 😁
Peter Hurley: Perfecting The Headshot, because he is a master of taking simple setups and transforming the light into effective drama.
Headshot is not something that I master and thus would be or a great help!
Would love to win the Swimwear Photography tutorial /w Joey Wright!
I'd like to win Clay Cook's Fashion and Editorial Portrait Photography because he's amazing pictures have been a source of inspiration to me and understanding how he creates will help me become a better photographer.
It would be great to win Monte Isom Making Real Money: The Business of Commercial Photography. The information and knowledge shared is priceless.
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
Clay Cook's Fashion and Editorial Portrait Photography - I love shooting portraits but I feel I've hit a slump. Clay's photos are exactly what I picture in my head when shooting portraits, but I need an extra kick to get there.
I would like to learn the business of photography because no matter how hard I try to perfect my photography, it is almost impossible to monetize my work without business knowledge. My tutorial of choice is "Making Real Money: The Business of Commercial Photography".
I would love to win "Making Real Money: The Business of Commercial Photography" tutorial. I'm really thinking about developping the business side of my photography.
I would like to win Clay Cook's Fashion and Editorial Portrait Photography because I am a great fan of Mr Clay & I want to learn Fashion photography. Thanks Fstoppers.
I would definitely like to win Photographing the World 3 with E. Locardi. It would fit nicely with the previous two, that I've already seen. :)
I would love to win Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot I'm sure it would help a lot to get new knowledge.
Peter Hurley: Perfecting the Headshot. - I love the Wedding and Commercial photography tutorials I have purchased, and I know I will learn invaluable skills from the tutorial you guys produced.
I would like the Fashion Photography tutorial please.
I would like to win Color Grade Video Course. I need to take the next step in photography to improve my photos, really need to focus in post-production.
I would like to win Making Real Money: The Business of Commercial Photography, because I'd like to learn the business side of commercial photography.
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Photographing the World 3, please!
I would love to have Photographing the World 3 with Elia Locardi
I would like to win Where Art Meets Architecture 3 because I'm an architectural photographer and I'd love to up my game!
Voted. That was a tough choice, lads. Amazing photographers! Personally, I'd like to win Photographing the World part III. I live in the most amazing city in the world (not one of the three in the tutorial) and love to get more insight in how to best cover it. Find some fresh angles in a city that has been photographed to death. And have more reasons to upload here as well, haha.
I Would like to win - Photographing the World: Cityscape, Astrophotography & Advanced Post-Processing with Elia Locardi, Thanks :)
Photographing The World 1: Landscape Photography and Post-Processing with Elia Locardi. His work is beautiful.
I’d enjoy winning Mike Kelly’s Where Art Meets Architecture Volume 2! Great collection monthly featured photographers.
I would like to win "How To Become A Professional Commercial Wedding Photographer DVD" because it will get me around the most of the issues i like about photography.
I would like to win Mike Kelley's "Art meets Architecture 2". I've already purchased #1 and would like to learn more about Mike's unique approach to interiors.
I would like Monte´s Tutorial because I have already bought some of your tutorials and it would really help me to learn better about the business side of photography! :D
Mads Peter Iverson as I love his style and his photos are incredible! Photographing the world 2 please! It would be a massive help and an incredible learning experience 😊
This is so Epic! I am truly thankful to be considered for this amazing honour! There are so many fantastic shooters. Good luck to you all!!!
I would like to win "Joey Wright : Swimwear Photography " because swimwear is something i want to learn and mostly for the posing section.
Monte Isom's Making Real Money is one of my favorite that i would love to get hold of. Has an interesting approach to the money making business with real, practical examples...who wouldn't like to learn a thing or two about the commercial pricing?
Photographing The World 3 with Elia. I just need it....please.
Making Real Money: The Business of Commercial Photography because I want to learn about the business side of photography
I would love Mike Kelley's Where Art Meets Architecture 2. Forever drooling over Mike's photography!
Can people vote for their choice of photographer multiple times?
I would like to win any of the Photographing the World, as I would like to improve my landscaping/travel photography.
I would love to win Photographing the World 3 to improve my knowledge with a great photographer as teacher !
Happy and Successful year !
I would like to win Mike Kelley's Where Art Meets Architecture 1, I just want to get into it. Or maybe a potential PTW 4 by Elia Locardi when it is out cause PTW 1-3 I already own and like it very much.
Michael Shainblum, hands down! Dudes a legend!
The business of photography please. A subject too often overlooked and not talked about enough
I would like to win Photographing The World 1: Landscape Photography and Post-Processing with Elia Locardi. My reasoning is that I am an aspiring landscape photographer and have been wanting to see this for YEARS but have never managed to get the money to purchase it. This would be a dream come true.
I would love to win Monte Isom's "Making Real Money: The Business of Commercial Photography" as I know I could definitely learn a lot from his knowledge and experience re: how to improve my networking, marketing and other photography business skills.
I love the fir trees so much
I’ll take the Making Money course - I already know how to take pictures...
I would like to win Photographing the World 3 with Elia Locardi. He’s the best!
Clay Cook's Fashion and Editorial Portrait Photography
I would love to win the Photographing the World 3. I can't travel the world but these videos make me feel like I am there. An amazing experience.
Would love to win Clay Cook's Fashion and Editorial Portrait Photography. Trying to get myself through a creative block and an awesome tutorial like that would be a great inspiration.
I would like to win Photographing the World 2: Cityscape, Astrophotography, and Advanced Post-Processing to improve skill level and produce epic photos!!!